how to quiet down shortshots
08-19-2009, 09:00 AM
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how to quiet down shortshots
anybody knows how to quiet down shortshots a tad bit besides getting quiet baffles?
im already using the hard kore quiet baffles and i still find them a lil loud for my kinda neighbourhood...
08-19-2009, 09:17 AM
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08-19-2009, 09:45 AM
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take them off and put stock pipes back on?
08-19-2009, 12:28 PM
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IronMan- Why would you not just use the V&H quiet baffles? I guess I have the same type of neighborhood too.
Just checked out the Big City Thunder ones on their website. Looks like they may help you out.
I wonder how the Big City Thunder ones compare to the V&H quiet baffles?
08-19-2009, 02:20 PM
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This is cheapest way to quiet it down in the 'hood.
08-19-2009, 03:01 PM
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quiet short shots=oxymoron
therefore, it shouldnt be done
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I put the quiet baffles in my Sideshots. They are not really any quieter, the baffles just take the edge off and give a deeper sound.
Maybe just buy your neighbors some earplugs
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I heard wrapping them in exhaust wrap will make them deeper and possibly a notch quieter
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Probably easier to just ask the neighbors to MOVE!
Seriously speaking, I had the same problem a few months ago and decided just to put the stock pipes back on and not hassle with it, even though it sounds much cooler with the rumble.
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08-19-2009, 05:02 PM
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I have quiet baffles in my Straight Shots and they can be pretty loud for in town. One of the bike magazines had a good column recently on the use of a wrap over baffles to tone the pipes down. I want to try it. It might have been "American Iron" and was written by an old rider with extensive technical expertise. I saved the column. If I find it I'll post again.